https://www.scmp.com/rss/516947/feed Wai Moe is a former Myanmar political prisoner-turned-journalist. He was a Visiting Fellow with the Myanmar Studies Programme at ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Myanmar’s economic and political woes have been exacerbated by recent military skirmishes. The ousting of senior military officers in corruption cases also indicates there is more trouble beneath the surface. In late October, the Three Brotherhood Alliance of communal and regional people’s armies launched a set of coordinated attacks known as Operation 1027 on the Myanmar army. The armed offensive near the country’s border with China struck a serious blow to the Myanmar military’s assertions of... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3241914/myanmars-corruption-crackdown-against-two-scapegoat-generals-shows-cracks-within-military-junta?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3241914/myanmars-corruption-crackdown-against-two-scapegoat-generals-shows-cracks-within-military-junta?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Nov 2023 02:00:13 +0000 Since the February 2021 coup in Myanmar, children across the country have faced rising poverty and limited options for education and healthcare. Whether directly or indirectly, they have been at the receiving end of conflicts resulting from military operations, and political arrests and detentions. More children have been displaced due to the decades-long civil war between various ethnic armed groups and the Myanmar military. A new trend has emerged since the coup, whereby the military has... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3238676/myanmar-junta-holds-children-hostage-collective-punishment-alleged-resistance-links?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3238676/myanmar-junta-holds-children-hostage-collective-punishment-alleged-resistance-links?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Oct 2023 04:30:07 +0000